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My Cairn and 2 Smooth Collies are very gregarious with people, to the point of me having to work with them not to jump up on everybody they meet. They won't however just happily go off with anybody. As long as I'm there they're happy to meet and greet everybody. If I walk off though, they all want to go with me. Les...

Thanks y'all! I just love'em to pieces. Couldn't ask for better dogs.

Adding 2 Smooth Collies and 1 Cairn Terrier: [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/ParNone/3_bathsmall.jpg[/img] Gulliver, McMurphy and Oz 1 Akita 3 Alaskan Malamute 2 American Cocker Spaniels 1 American Eskimo 8 1/2 American Pit Bull Terriers 4 American Staffordshire Terriers 1 Anatolian Shepherd Dog 3 Australian Shepherd 2 Basset Hounds 1 Belgian Sheepdog 1 Bloodhound 5 Border Collie 3 British (England) Bulldogs 1 Boston Terrier 1 Bullmastiff 3 Bull Terriers 1 Boxer 2 Cairn Terrier 1 Cardigan Welsh Corgi 5 Chihuahuas 2 Chinese Cresteds 2 Doberman Pinscher 1 English Mastiff 1 English Setter 3 English Springer Spaniels 1 Flatcoated Retriver 7 German Shepherd 1 Golden Retriever 2 Great Dane 2 Hungarian Vizslas 1 Irish Wolfhound 1 Irish Setter 2 Jack Russell Terriers 3 Labrador Retriever 3 Lhasa Apsos 1 Maltese 43 Mixed breed dogs 4 Newfoundlands 2 Pembroke Welsh Corgis 1 Pomeranian 1 Rat Terrier 1 Rough Collie 8 Rottweilers 5 Saint Bernards 1 Samoyed 3 Shar-pei 1 Sheltie 2 Shiba Inus 2 Smooth Collie 2 Staffordshire Bull Terriers 2 Standard Poodles 3 Toy Poodle 1 West Highland Terrier

Thanks ESSLover! They really are a great breed. Definitely worthy of being on your "own before you die" list. :) Just a note about Gull though, he's actually a Blue Merle, not a Tri-Color. Les...

Unattractive? Deformed head? Hummmm, I think I have to beg to differ. :D Here's some pics of my two Smoothies, Oz (sable merle) and Gulliver (blue merle): [img]http://nothinbuttdogs.com/Vacation15.JPG[/img] [img]http://nothinbuttdogs.com/gull_oz_1.JPG[/img] [img]http://nothinbuttdogs.com/GullXmas4.JPG[/img] I also have to say, I'm not a very active person and have had no issues with the energy level of my Collies. They're active, but not to the level of say a Border Collie or Aussie or even a young Lab or Golden. They learn really quick, so one of the first things I teach them is fetch and catch games, which eventually leads to frisbee. That way they're doing a bunch of running, but I'm not. So we'll have 5-10 mins session (they poop out quick), 5 or 6 times throughout the day. Some of the fetch sessions are even while I'm watching TV or surfing on the internet. I don't have kids, so mine didn't get a whole lot of socialization with them, but they are really great with my nephews, when they do see them. Oz acts like they're his kids and it's his responsibility to watch over them. He truly lives up to the "Lassie" mystique. They are very trainable. Easy to housebreak. Neither of mine were very destructive as puppies (I'm always amazed at the horror stories I hear about other breeds and what they've destroyed during the puppy chewing phase). They're easy to handle on leash, because they're not big pullers. Both were at the top of the class in their respective obedience and agility classes and being a novice, I'm not that great of a trainer. I definitely give full credit to the breed. Being a herding breed, they can be a lil' nippy as puppies. Oz was, Gully wasn't, but it's easy to teach them to curb that instinct. Show'em what you want and they'll do it. The only training issue I've ever had with them is barking. I've really focused on keeping that under control, because they really do want to tell you about everything. The bark is very loud too, so I wouldn't recommend them for apartment living. Les... NothinButtDogs.com